JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for July 24, 2016
July 23, 2016
July 25, 2016
Transcript:
Joe: Here we are pine box derby kits! Uh- oh...the rules say we can't use a store bought kit. Marcy: What are you men up to? JOJO: Build' a race car! Joe: Jojos pine box derby. You wouldn't believe all the rules have to follow! Marcy: Thats old school! You guys are actually carving the entire thing? Joe: Any fancy add-ons mean immediate disqualification! we did it son! Uh- oh Sorry we lost JOJO JOJO: Mom gave s the "Blue ribbon" last night remember?
Reminds me of an incident with my daughter and a local beauty pageant for little girls 25 years ago. The rules said the girls must look like little girls: no makeup, no gowns, etc. I bought a frilly, short party dress for my girl and did her hair in one long braid, as she had Rapunzel hair. And you can guess the result. Every other child (I’m talking 6 years old) there was in Tammy-Faye Baker style, over the top makeup and ball gowns! And none of those girls were disqualified…in fact, the winner came from that group (professional pageant children). Why have such rules that no one follows and then no disqualification when not followed? The pine box derby seems to have gone in the same direction.